moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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Re: Broadstripe Service
said by patcat88  :Is Broadstripe an incumbent cable co, or an overbuilder? Both. They are in competition where I lived with both Verizon FIOS and Comcast. |
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soccerguy
join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA
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From Seattle's Office of Cable Communications (the franchise authority):
Broadstripe serves approximately 17,000 Seattle cable subscribers with cable television and Internet service and is the sole cable operator in the Central Area Franchise District. Broadstripe also serves the Downtown and parts of Capitol Hill, Beacon Hill and Queen Anne.
I eat crow from my earlier post. I am surprised their subscriber base is so small given the high population density of these neighborhoods.
Anyway, I would not be surprised to see the Bankruptcy Court sell off this service territory to Comcast. |
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soccerguy
join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA | reply to patcat88
I believe they are an incumbent with their own service territory and franchise agreement with the city. I do also believe they serve some of the burbs, but I don't know which ones. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | reply to soccerguy
Is Broadstripe an incumbent cable co, or an overbuilder? |
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soccerguy
join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA
| Our building is locked into a service contract with Broadstripe. The price is great, and the channel selection includes a few things that Comcast doesn't, and their techs are knowledgeable. However, their customer service is extraordinarily poor, and probably a good 15-20% of the channels don't come in clearly.
We're looking at replacing them with satellite for the building, instead of going with Comcast (our only other alternative given that Verizon does not service the City of Seattle). |
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